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wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
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v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

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hié gegiereþ myd ðám winsumestan wlitum, and eft geungewlitegaþ, Shrn. 195, 11

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

ge-staþelian

(v.)
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</b> of residence, to settle, lodge :-- Hwelpas leóna . . . in bedcleofum heara hié gesteaðeliað ( se conlocabunt), Ps. Srt. 103, 22.

Linked entry: ge-staþeled

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Ðis folc nis nó gewend tó ðǽm ðe hié swingð, Past. 267, 6. Gewoendet tó ðé, Lk. L. 17, 4. of condition On hine seolfne gewoende in se reuersus, Lk. L. 17, 4.

leornian

(v.)
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hiene benǽmde . . . þǽre scóle þe hé on leornode, Ors. 6, 31; S. 284, 24. Húmeta cann þes stafas þonne hé ne leornode?, Jn. 7, 15. Ðá þe firwetgeorne weorþaþ and onginnaþ leornian, Bt. 39, 3; F. 216, 5. with prep.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Hié beheledon heora fæderes gecynd (cf. gesceapu, 22) operuerunt uerenda patris sui, Gen. 9, 23. Inádle on wífes gecyndon and on fótum, Lch. ii. 176, 1. <b>VII b.

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Hie hine ofslægenne hæfdon they had slain him, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 1 : 867; Erl. 72, 9

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Him wæs on móde myccle weorce (cf. on weorce, 225, 28 supra) and mycel tweó, hwæt hié be ðære dorstan dón Blickl. Homl. 205, 9. Him wæs ðæt swíþe myccle weorce, ðæt hé swá ungefulwad forðféran sceolde. 217, 22.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

ceorl

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Hæbbe ǽlc monn his wíf, and ǽlc wíf hiere ciorl, Past. 99, 12. Wóhhǽmed begangan mid óþerra ceorla wífum, Bl. H. 61, 14. a man of inferior class, peasant, rustic Hwæt is þes ceorl ( rusticus )?, Gr. D. 35, 2: 45, 24. Se mǽra landbegenga ( St.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Ðæt hié weorðeden ðone mǽran dæg, Elen. Kmbl. 2442; El. 1222. Eal folc wurþodon symbel-nysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 152. Weorþian wé nú tódæg ðone tócyme ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Blickl. Homl. 131, II : 171, 3.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Næfde se here Angelcynn ealles for swíðe gebrocod; ac hié wǽron micle swíþor gebrocede mid ceápes cwilde and monna; ealles swíþost mid ðæm ðæt manige ðara sélestena cynges þéna forðférdon, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 29-32

Linked entry: swíðor

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

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Ic lǽrde wlance men and heáhgeþungene ðæt hié ne ástigan on ofermédu, ne welena tó wel ne trúwodon, Blickl.

Linked entry: wlencu

ge-bídan

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<b></b></b> Hié swá ondrǽdendlíce gebidon þæt se ege ofergongen wæs, and þǽr siþþan wælgrimlíce gefuhton. Ors. 4, 2 ; S. 160, 31. Gebíd ðú mid ðǽre andsware, oð ðú wite ðæt ðín sprǽc hæbbe ǽgðer ge ord ge ende, Past. 385, 12.

gleáw

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Hié gemétton módes gleáwne, An. 143. with prep. Melchisedech gleáw in gǽste, Cri. 139. (1 b) where mode of expressing intelligence is given. in gen. Þonces gleáw, Ph. 144: An. 557. Hygeþances gleáw, 818. in dat. (inst.)

ofer

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Oð ðæt hié máran léfnesse onféngon ofer eall (per omnia) tó lǽranne, Bd. 1, 26; Sch. 58, 8. Ofer eall hlýdende ǽlc man cwæð . . . there was clamouring throughout the crowd and it was said by every one . . . Hml. S. 23, 617.

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Lind. 13, 7. hope, expectation Hié cwǽdon ðæt heó ríce ágan woldan . . . Him seó wén geleáh Cd. Th. 4, 5; Gen. 49: 87, 10; Gen. 1446: Andr. Kmbl. 2150; An. 1076: Beo. Th. 4636; B. 2323. Ðæs ic wén hæbbe as I hope 772; B. 383.

Linked entry: wéna

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, &#39;the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Hie heora heáfdu slógan on ða wagas they struck their heads against the walls, Blickl. Homl. 151, 5. Hý habbaþ hunda heáfda they have dogs&#39; heads, Nar. 34, 32. Ða heáfda wǽran ofácorfena the heads were cut off, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Ða men ðe bearn habban, lǽran hié ðám rihtne þeódscipe regular, discipline, Blickl. Homl. 109, 17. On rihtne tíman (cf, on gesetne tíman) tída ringan (Th. ii. 296, 3), L. Edg.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Th. 2739; B. 1367: Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 34; Wol. 29. ground, earth, land, country, plain; terra, solum, campus Hie ðæt gild gebrǽcan and gefyldan eal óð grund they broke the idol to pieces and cast it all to the ground, Blickl. Homl. 221, 33.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Swá hie geþingian mǽgen wið cyning and his geréfan as they can agree with the king and his reeve, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 12. Gif man ðone geréfan teó if any accuse the reeve, L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380,19.

georne

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Hé geornor wolde sibbe þonne gewinn, Ors. 3, 1; S. 96, 18. (6 a) of the course of events, happily, prosperously :-- Hit ágann mid heom gódian georne they began to have uninterrupted prosperity, Wlfst. 14, 14. eagerly, zealously Frýnd synd hié míne georne